paars
See also: Paars
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch paers, peers, pers (“purple”), from French pers (“blue-grey, dark violet”), from Medieval Latin persus, persum (“dark blue”). Possibly derived from either Latin Persae (“Persians”), Persia (“Persia”), referring to the colour of a garment, or from Late Latin persica (“peach”), referring to the colour of peach blossom.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
paars (comparative paarser, superlative meest paars or paarst)
- purple
- (politics) relating to cooperation between liberals and social democrats of the third way [from late 20th c.]
Inflection
Declension of paars | ||||
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uninflected | paars | |||
inflected | paarse | |||
comparative | paarser | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | paars | paarser | het paarst het paarste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | paarse | paarsere | paarste |
n. sing. | paars | paarser | paarste | |
plural | paarse | paarsere | paarste | |
definite | paarse | paarsere | paarste | |
partitive | paars | paarsers | — |
Derived terms
Noun
paars n (uncountable)
- The colour purple.
- (politics) A coalition of third way social democrats and liberals. [from late 20th c.]
See also
wit | grijs | zwart |
rood; karmijnrood | oranje; bruin | geel; roomwit |
groengeel/limoengroen | groen | |
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw | azuurblauw | blauw |
violet; indigo | magenta; paars | roze |
References
- ^ paars; in: M. Philippa e.a., "Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands"
Anagrams
Latvian
Verb
paars
- (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular future indicative form of paart
- (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural future indicative form of paart
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